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circumlocutionize

circumlocutionize verb: to speak or write using circumlocution.

Verb

circumlocutionize (third-person singular simple present circumlocutionizes, present participle circumlocutionizing, simple past and past participle circumlocutionized)

  1. To speak or write using circumlocution

Forms of circumlocutionize

third-person singular presentcircumlocutionizes
present participlecircumlocutionizing
past participlecircumlocutionized
pastcircumlocutionized

Origin of circumlocutionize

From circumlocution + -ize.

Questions about circumlocutionize

What does circumlocutionize mean?
Circumlocutionize means to speak or write using circumlocution.
What part of speech is circumlocutionize?
Circumlocutionize is a verb.
What is the past tense of circumlocutionize?
The past tense of circumlocutionize is circumlocutionized.

Words near circumlocutionize in the dictionary

  1. circumlocutionally
  2. circumlocutionarily
  3. circumlocutionary
  4. circumlocutionist
  5. circumlocutionists
  6. circumlocutionize
  7. circumlocutions
  8. circumlocutious
  9. circumlocutive
  10. circumlocutorily
  11. circumlocutory

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